As a fitness instructor in England I was subscribed to Fitness Professionals and one magazine I saw a flier or ad for the starlight foundation, using fitness events to raise money for ill children and I figured "I can do that". So I organized and taught step for 3 hours (I think, it could have been 4/5 it was a LONG time ago!) as part of my step-a-thon. I don't even remember how much money we raised it was so long ago. But basically the participants got sponsors for the event and we …
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Crossfit Games 2013
Sunday I got the chance to go to the Crossfit Games in California. One of my Personal Training clients had tickets and couldn't go on Sunday so she gave them to me! Yes I know, awesome right? Anyway Bob and I headed to Carson for the games on Sunday morning. We had silver passes which meant soccer stadium only but we were ready to make the most of things. We headed right for the stadium and found some seats... That mornings event was the Sprint Chipper. Basically some sit ups, …
Disneyland Kennel Club Review
Recently, we arranged to take our Australian relatives to Disneyland. Michael was over for his honeymoon with his wife Jenna. However, we had a Disneyland dilemma. We'd only had our newly adopted dog, Pixel, a few weeks. As such we couldn't leave him at home for 8+ hours with no potty breaks, no walks, and no food. Plus, I did not like the idea of leaving him in his crate for that long. So we decided to try out the Disneyland Kennel Club. If, things turned out to be a nightmare. We …
Halloween Playlist – Spinning Workout 2012
It's almost Halloween. Which means it's time for a spooky spinning Halloween playlist! Not a cyclist? No worries, these songs can be used for cycle classes, workouts, parties and more. Above all remember that Halloween playlists don't need to be cliche. That means sometimes you need to think outside the box. Be a little different. Embrace the strange. Your Halloween playlist can be totally obnoxious, or spookily subtle. Disclosure: Links in this post may be affiliate links. Halloween …
Happy Anniversary to us – our hot air balloon wedding :)
Fourteen years ago today - 1998, LasVegas: Bob and I up at the ass crack of dawn to get hitched. Now everyone thinks of Vegas weddings as something cheesy, like the drive thru weddings, or Elvis but there is so much more on offer if you only look. Why were we up at an ungodly hour on a Tuesday morning? Because we chose one of the other, funner options to married: hot air balloon wedding! Bob and I had been dating for around 7 years when we decided to get married. Neither of us is religious …
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Bobs birthday – follow your heart, disneyland, california adventure, rainforest cafe
So as I mentioned already Wednesday was Bobs birthday! One thing we've done for a long time (almost the whole time we've been together) is to take the day off and just go out and DO something. Sometimes it's just going to our favorite restaurants, or shopping, but sometimes its a big bonanza day out. This year was a mix of all of them for a fun packed day! Warning: lost post, lots of pics :) We started the day with late breakfast as we'd been up late watching Lord of the Rings, then birthday …
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2012 – Goals, in one little word
Yes it's January 1st and like every other blogger out in blogland I'm going to talk about my goals for 2012. In previous years I've used ONE WORD to encompass my goals for the year. A focus word. This concept started back when I was also working in the creative industry by a blogger called Ali Edwards and the concept stuck for me. Previous years words have been: Focus - 2007: This was my first year doing this and I just wanted to refocus my efforts, and find some drive to complete …